It has been nearly 2 years since the first ophthalmology meeting was held in the metaverse.
The Digital Ophthalmic Society held its 2022 meeting in the virtual space just as the metaverse was blowing up across media and becoming the focus of more tech companies.
In those 2 years, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies have continued to grow, and not just for use as a virtual meeting space. As a traditionally tech-savvy specialty, ophthalmology has looked to these new realities for their potential in training, patient education and even applications during live surgery.
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